(c.1170–1221), Spanish priest and friar; Spanish name Domingo de Guzmán. In 1216, he founded the Order of Friars Preachers at Toulouse in France; its members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars. Feast day, August 8.
Definition of Dominic, St. in US English:
Dominic, St.
proper nounˈdämənik
(c.1170–1221), Spanish priest and friar; Spanish name Domingo de Guzmán. In 1216, he founded the Order of Friars Preachers at Toulouse in France; its members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars. Feast day, August 8.